Bilbo's Journey In The Hobbit

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There is a hero in every story. In this one, it turns out to be a small little hobbit, who does not look like he could anything at first. Not even the dwarves who were with him thought he could be of any help to them. He proves them all wrong throughout the journey and gains all of the dwarves respect. In this story, this little hobbit shows his ability to be a hero through his Tookish side, his confidence he gains, and his perseverance to keep going. In the first few chapters, Bilbo is a homebody. He does not like to adventure or stray away from his house. Unexpectedly Gandalf shows up at his house and asks him to join him in an adventure. Bilbo refuses to go with him and pushes Gandalf out the door. "The next day he had almost forgotten about Gandalf. He did not remember things very well, unless he put them down on his Engagement Tablet: like this: Gandalf Tea Wednesday. Yesterday he had been too flustered to do anything of the kind." (Tolkien 6) . This shows Bilbo wanted nothing to do with adventure …show more content…

They finally find the entrance to get to Smaug and send Bilbo down. Bilbo is scared of what awaits him down at the end but still continues to go forward. He gets to the end of the tunnel and sees Smaug sleeping. Once again a little of his Took side comes out when he steals a single cup from Smaug. Smaug is now aware of Bilbo and wakes up. Bilbo comes back to the tunnel and starts to tell Smaug riddles. With the knowledge Bilbo has gained he starts to outsmart Smaug. Bilbo talks about how wonderful Smaug is, and Smaug gets distracted talking about himself that Bilbo is able to find his weak spot. “Dazzlingly marvelous! Perfect! Flawless! Staggering! Exclaimed old Bilbo aloud, but what he thought inside was: Old fool! Why is there a large patch in the hollow of his left breast…” (Tolkien 227). This shows how Smaug was outsmarted and too busy boasting to be aware of his missing

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